The Human Cosmos

An epic of forgotten geniuses, lost treasure, death-defying underwater exploration and egomaniacal scientists * * LA Times * * Praise for Decoding the Heavens: A dizzyingly brilliant thing . . . Whatever else it might once have told its creators, the Antikythera mechanism bears a chilling message for our technological age * * Telegraph * * A diligent and useful work that makes the case for 'holistic' medicine while warning against the snake-oil salesmen who have annexed that word for profit * * Sunday Times * * Turns the mind-body debate on its head * * Times Literary Supplement * * A revved-up, research-packed explication of the use of mind in medicine * * Nature * * [Marchant has a] flair for finding inspirational figures . . . the studies are irresistible, and they come in an almost infinite variety * * New York Times * * [Marchant] surveys with grace what we think we know, and what we would like to know, about the mysterious and troubling relationship between our minds and our bodies * * Guardian * * Praise for Cure: Should be compulsory reading for all young doctors * * New Scientist * * This thematic, engaging overview of our stars and skies has something for all readers of geography, exploration, religion, philosophy, and politics * * Library Journal * * Vast in scope and meticulously researched this brilliant book traces humanity's enduring relationship with our physical and cultural ancestors: the stars. Full of fascinating stories, Jo Marchant weaves astronomy with astrology, mathematical physics with gods and spirits. It made me question my reality and left me starstruck -- GAIA VINCE * * author of Transcendence and Adventures in the Anthropocene * *